Hundreds of Everest hikers reach safety after snowstorm in Tibetan valley | Weather News

Those rescued included mountain guides, yak herders and trekkers, who became trapped in a heavy snowstorm that began on Friday.

Hundreds of hikers, local guides and yak herders have now reached safety after becoming stranded in freezing temperatures by a heavy snowstorm over the weekend on the east face of Mount Everest in Tibet, authorities said.

The evacuation of the last 200 or so hikers from the isolated Karma…